Karadere Dam

Karadere Dam is a dam in Kastamonu Province, Turkey, built between 1993 and 2007.[3] The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Karadere Dam is built for irrigation purposes and can be found between Kastamonu and Taşköprü.[4] The scope of work includes 1,500,000 cubic metres (53,000,000 cu ft) of excavation and 3,000,000 m3 (110,000,000 cu ft) of fill. It has a 497-metre (1,631 ft) long diversion tunnel which is 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter.[5]

Karadere Dam
LocationTurkey
Construction beganOctober 20, 1993[1]
Opening dateNovember 25, 2007[2]

Karadere is an embankment dam; it is earth-filled with a clay-core.[6] It has a crest that is 309 m (1,014 ft) long and 90 m (300 ft) high from the foundation level.[7]

See also

Notes
  1. "Karadere Dam". Yuksel. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. "Karadere Gokirmak Dam". Palet Insaat. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. "Karadere Dam". Yuksel. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. "Karadere Dam". Yuksel. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. "Karadere Gokirmak Dam". Palet Insaat. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. "Karadere Dam". Structurae: International Database and Gallery of Structures. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. "Karadere Dam". Yuksel. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

References
  • "Karadere Dam". Structurae: International Database and Gallery of Structures. Retrieved May 17, 2020.



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